Irish and Proud of It (film)
| Irish and Proud of It | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Donovan Pedelty |
| Written by | Dorothea Donn-Byrne David Evans Donovan Pedelty |
| Produced by | Victor M. Greene Donovan Pedelty |
| Starring | Richard Hayward Dinah Sheridan Liam Gaffney |
| Cinematography | Germain Burger Geoffrey Faithfull |
| Edited by | Hans Nieter |
| Music by | Colin Wark |
Production company | Crusade Films |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | November 1936 |
Running time | 78 minutes |
| Countries | Irish Free State United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Irish and Proud of It is a 1936 British-Irish comedy film directed by Donovan Pedelty and starring Richard Hayward, Dinah Sheridan and Liam Gaffney.[1] In the film, a popular London-based Irish singer announces one evening how much he would love to go home to his home village in rural Ireland. For a prank, some of his friends take him up on this offer. He is kidnapped and desposited on a wild moor. He returns to the village of his youth, slightly disorentated, and battles an American gangster who has taken control of the settlement.
It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie for release by the British subsidiary of Paramount Pictures.[2]
Cast
- Richard Hayward - Donogh O'Connor
- Dinah Sheridan - Moira Flaherty
- Gwenllian Gill - Mary Johnson
- George Pembroke - Mike Finnegan
- Liam Gaffney - Sean Casey
- Herbert Thorpe - Benito Colombo
- Jimmy Mageean - Old Flaherty
References
- ^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/37831
- ^ Chibnall p.289
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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